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ArticleAustralian journal of psychology2017

Sexual behaviour in early adolescence: a cross-national comparison of Australian and United States youth.

Laura E Prendergast, Rachel Leung, John W Toumbourou, Angela Taft, Barbara J McMorris, Richard F Catalano

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Article in Australian journal of psychology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Sext Dissemination: Differences across Nations in Motivations and Associations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  4. Outcomes of Early Adolescent Sexual Behavior in Australia: Longitudinal Findings in Young Adulthood.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura E PrendergastSchool of Psychology, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED), Deakin University.
Rachel LeungSchool of Psychology, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED), Deakin University.
John W ToumbourouSchool of Psychology, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED), Deakin University.
Angela TaftJudith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University.
Barbara J McMorrisCenter for Adolescent Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.
Richard F CatalanoSocial Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington.
Deakin University · AULa Trobe University · AUUniversity of Minnesota · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

ETIOLOGY OF SUBSTANCE USE IN AUSTRALIA /USAR01DA012140 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI CATALANO, RICHARD F · 2000 to 2004
$4.2M
Environment-person Influences on the Development of Early Alcohol Use and MisuseR01AA017188 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI CATALANO, RICHARD F · 2008 to 2010
$1.2M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA017188NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA012140
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study used matched samples from schools in the states of Victoria, Australia and Washington, United States (US), to compare sexual behaviour in early adolescence. It was hypothesised that the contrasting dominant policy objectives of harm minimisation in Australia and abstinence in the US would result in state differences for markers of sexual risk, mirroring prior cross-national findings in substance use.

methodA two-stage cluster sampling approach was used to recruit students from the two states. Self-reported sexual behaviour was examined for 1,596 students in annual surveys from Grade 7 in 2002 to Grade 9 in 2004. Prevalence estimates were derived for each measure of sexual behaviour, and comparisons were made between gender groups in each state.

resultsState differences were found for girls' first sex, with significantly more girls in Washington than Victoria having had sex by Grade 7. By Grade 9, significantly more girls in Victoria reported sex in the last year and more sexual partners than girls in Washington. A large proportion of Grade 9 students across both states reported inconsistent contraception use.

conclusionsContradicting the abstinence policy objective, first sex by Grade 7 was more prevalent in Washington than Victoria. Whilst sexual behaviour was more prevalent in Grade 9 in Victoria, the sexually active showed no clear cross-national differences in markers of risk such as contraception use and pregnancy outcomes. Findings demonstrate few cross-national differences in adolescent sexual behaviour despite the different policy contexts of Victoria, Australia and Washington, US.

Indexed as

Adolescent developmentCross-nationalProblem behaviour theorySexual behaviourSexual initiation

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PMID28713170
PMCPMC5507067
OpenAlexW2299026244

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